Which one of the following ethers cannot be prepared by Williamson's synthesis?

Question

Which one of the following ethers cannot be prepared by Williamson's synthesis? (A) Diphenyl ether (B) Diethyl ether (C) Phenyl ethyl ether (D) Tertiary butyl ether

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Phenolic ethers cannot be prepared by this method because aryl halides are much less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.

Q. Which one of the following ethers cannot be prepared by Williamson's synthesis?

Diphenyl ether

Diethyl ether

Phenyl ethyl ether

Tertiary butyl ether

Phenolic ethers cannot be prepared by this method because aryl halides are much less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.